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I’m Amelia I’ve been practicing yoga since 2005 years and began teaching in 2010. I discovered the embodied practice of yoga and the academic side of yoga at the same time when I was 19, at university in the early 2000s. The yoga classes in the uni gym were free, so I went every day! I enjoyed the classes as a space for non-competitive movement and quickly went on to discover many styles of yoga - Iyengar Yoga, Satyananda Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, hatha, Ashtanga. At the same time, I took classes in esoteric art, and Buddhist art, which were helpful when I went on to study the history of modern yoga. Before training to be a yoga teacher I finished my degree in art and literature and worked in the arts industry. I’m based in the north of the UK and live happily with a myriad of pot plants whilst teaching yoga, continuing with PhD research, taking walks on the Yorkshire moors and still doing the occasional drawing. Cultivating connection in communities and making a difference to individual lives remains a priority. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f47ad72a946ff0e0539473d/1600362430775-E55XX7VT4HBDK2R70M4E/DSCF7642200801.jpg About Me - What kind of yoga do you teach… My priority as a teacher, is you, the student, and your needs. I trained in viniyoga as a Yoga Therapist. Viniyoga is about adapting the practice to suit the needs of the students. This is a central ethos in my teaching. I teach hatha yoga, yin, pregnancy yoga and chair-based group yoga. I also see private clients for yoga therapy (sometimes). I am VERY enthusiastic about students using props for support. To find out more about what you can expect in each yoga class with me visit the class page for a more detailed description but as a summary, in my yoga classes we practice: mindful movement breath awareness and relaxation. In addition: I’m an inclusive yoga teacher. I’m committed to physical and social accessibility in yoga. I believe in HAES - health at every size. Every BODY has the potential to be a yoga body and is welcome on the mat (or chair). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f47ad72a946ff0e0539473d/1600885403747-1JXVY558JA72U22R9VR8/studio+image.jpg About Me - Yoga Industry Experience I’ve been in the industry since 2010. I have taught yoga in gyms, student unions, community centres, village halls, city-centre yoga studios, women’s refuges and in work-places. I’ve taught yoga to the elderly in care homes, to groups with specialist needs (such as M.S.); at tranquil retreats, in festival fields to the very hung over, and online, during the pandemic. I worked with Yogacampus, a leading yoga training organisation in the UK, from 2016-2024. For several years I oversaw the Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Therapy Training diploma courses as the Operations Manager. I worked as the Business Manager for The Life Centre North, a busy yoga studio in central Manchester. I managed the teaching schedule, marketing, social media and communications strategy and output. I worked with Yogacampus as a board member and lead yoga teacher trainer on the Yogacampus 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Diploma course in Manchester, UK from 2021-24. I facilitated the Yogacampus online course on the history of yoga 2020-24. Recently, I have designed and delivered several courses and training days, based on my original academic work and yoga experience on topics such as Spiritual Abuse, the role of women in yoga, and trauma awareness in yoga. I have delivered these independently and for the British Wheel of Yoga, Yoga Scotland, SOAS Yoga Studies Online, and Nourish Yoga Training. I am a member of the Yoga Teachers Union. 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